webMethods Glue is an enterprise web services platform from webMethods. It provides web services/SOAP capabilities to existing Java and C/C++ applications.webMethods web services Development
Developers use the Java-based product to add enterprise web services integration to legacy applications with reduced programming effort. It is an embeddable product (small footprintorielly 2001 article on GLUE) that turns a non-web service application into one that exposes its functionality as a web services.webMethods to offer OEM license of Glue Similar to the open source Apache Axis, the Glue product provides a layer of web service interoperability with existing applications.Glue3.0 release article
Product features webMethods Glue features include:Glue detailed feature list Little or no coding to expose application functionality as a web service Standalone operation if required (does not need an application server) Fast local messaging Transparent Java/XML integration Web services standards support Small memory footprint
Product history Created by The Mind Electric, GLUE—as it was then named—was the company's flagship product. They released it in two forms: a free, unsupported "standard" version, and a company-supported but commercially licensed "professional" edition.Glue 4.1 released Article
In September 2003 GLUE featured in a Microsoft Press book, Microsoft .NET and J2EE Interoperability Toolkit.
webMethods acquired the product as part of its merger with The Mind Electric.cnet article "WebMethods buys a new direction" The merger resulted in rebranding the product with the webMethods prefix to become webMethods Glue.webMethods Press release on The Mind Electric takeover
The webMethods Glue product 6.5.x maintenance ended on May 31, 2010, and support ended a year later.
Release history GLUE 3.0 - Aug 2002 GLUE 4.0 - April 2003 The Server Side Glue4.0 announcement GLUE 4.1 - June 2003 The Serverside Glue 4.1 announcement
Technologies and standards HTTP, Servlets, XML, SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI
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